Re:NSA is Helping Itself
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Funny you mention 'exploit', as they are highly unlikely to release any source code, even though the security may be of the highest calibur. Just look at Carnivore.
However, the problem I see is that Microsoft has got the backing and the bucks in marketing driving the Xbox, while the Indrema has.....a free operating system. Big whoop.
The following questions are what need to be answered:
Are there any big-name software companies that are going to writing games for it? All their money is riding on the Xbox.
Who is going to know about Indrema if/when it comes out besides the/. community?
Could I go down to the local Software Etc./Babbages and pick one up or are they going to scratch their heads and not have a clue what I am talking about?
Another interesting property the Peltier element has is that it can convert heat into electricity. So could you have them drive the fans, etc. to a degree? You could save a little energy that way, but it would add up in the long run.
You could institute a MMPOG for this so Sim Citizens (us) would run the government and the Sim Serfs (them) could advance their stature in society by playing games all day long. Um..wait a minute.....
Yeah, lets show those Republicrats in Washington how to run government correctly!
I recall back in High School (back in the day) a social studies class using the original Sim City on Mac SE's and 286's for an urban planning track. While certainly for the rest of the nerds out there growing up it was a hella fun game. Nowadays, the games are getting more and more complex where we are going on microscale of AI. Now, time for the obligatory "Imagine a beowulf cluster of these". If there were such a project that could harness the processing power of all the players of The Sims could we fashion bigger and better cities for Sim City 4000?
This isn't anything that you can do on your own with a little ingenuity like going down to the hardware store, purchasing some metal sandpaper and doing it yourself (AFTER you remove all the components, of course). Save yourself a lot more money that way.
Liquid-cooled Case for under $200
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I really hate to advertise on Slashdot, but there is a case I have seen that is a helluva lot quieter.
There is a company, Koolance, out of Federal Way, WA that just came out with a Mid-tower ATX case that is liquid cooled. I saw one of their demo units at InfoTech. They had a jacket strapped on the CPU and tubes going into the power supply, but later in March, they are going to release Video Card straps and Hard Drive coolers. When this thing is turned on, all you can hear are the hard-disk drives and Disc drives spinning. The ambient noise level is that of a single CPU fan. Price tag is $170, and you must have it installed at the store (for stability reasons).
Maybe enough demand for something practical like this will stimulate some innovation to enable home users to perform such an upgrade safely?
And they were saying the sun was at it's 11 year peak last year during 2000, does this mean we are in for a few more rounds of solar storms?
Also, since the earth experiences this phenomenon as well, I am having some difficulty in imagining what would happen? Maybe all the cataclysmic parts of the Book of Revelations are a product of such a Terran polar reversal?
I misread the article. What I am referring to in the previous post is my idea of a good model for gaming. The company that runs the servers will get a kickback from the level/mod downloads for operating costs. So now you can stop flaming me for being OT.
I am seeing an interesting business model here. Someone designs a MMPOG with open level/mod designing tools. Competitions develop on who can create the best levels, the best designers let the free-market economy through micropayments at maybe $.25 to $.50 a download. This would weed out a lot of crap levels that end up on Planet(InsertFavoriteGameHere).com
I must disagree with you. When the N64 came out around 1995, it was going to wipe the floor with the Playstation. That never happened. With the XBOX entering the fray of consoles, with the top names, as well as a shitload of other game developers working on titles, there will be a lot more reality than hype. What does Microsoft doing right? They are using a set of API's for the XBOX that most Windows developers are familar with, DirectX.
It disturbs me that people just can't seem to get in their heads that Microsoft is a capitalist organization. What drives them? Money of course, and they see a good market in video games. Microsoft has been producing software for about as long as I have been around. I would love to really see if Nintendo is still in the game as far as consoles go (no pun intended)
Yes I am expecting to get modded down for being pro-Microsoft, but if it weren't for their products I would not have a career.
Someone hit on the point a couple of days ago about using Transmeta chips in servers. Are there any architecture changes that will need to be made to existing motherboards to accept these Intel CPU's?
I say start shipping a bunch of these down to Silicon Valley to free up some electricity so we can read Slashdot all day long.
Due to the technical difficulties we have been having with our Sega Channel® getting the data feed mixed in with local public-access programs, Sega Inc. would like to go on the record saying that the popular hacked game "Sonic® vs. Chronic" is NOT endorsed by Sega. The character "Chronic the Hedgehog" is not an offical Sega Inc. character or endorsed by Sega Inc.
Sounds like an excellent idea! It makes a lot more sense to let people use their mod points for articles as well as comments.
At least then we don't have to hear CmdrTaco's editorials bitching about things that don't matter to him, but do to the rest of the world. Like MSFT going down yesterday (read: news for nerds, stuff that matters).
After a while, you realize all OS's look basically act the same, but just have different flavors. Foreign languages are the same way. Lets end the OS jihad(sp) soon.
Last time I checked, the base element chlorine is what destroys ozone. The mix with CO2 doesn't help. Mt. Pinatubo spewed tons of chlorine miles into the stratosphere. CFC's take time to drift up to the upper atmosphere, they must get broken down into their base elements like bromine and chlorine*. It's like shooting a syringe of ink into a pan of water. Mankind produces far less chlorine through CFCs to what volcons produce.
A conflicting article on CFC damage to the ozone layer was published Dec. 1999 in Science News.
Volcanos do dump tons of nasty stuff into the air, having adverse consequences on the environtment worldwide. And on that note don't forget that we have ticking timebombs of our own, even in my own backyard, Mt. Rainier.
If we add up all the data that this new optical telescope over the most complex equations and algorithms that scientists can muster, will we get an answer of....42?
There are reminders that each of us have of that fateful day. Now, I get that reminder whenever I drive nearby Richard Scobee Airfield in Auburn, WA.
I will never forget where I was: I remember in the 4th grade sitting in one of the resource rooms of our school (for nonconformance) when one of the teachers had the tv on ABC and was watching footage of the launch. All I heard was "Oh my god" from the teacher when it actually happened.
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The following questions are what need to be answered:
Are there any big-name software companies that are going to writing games for it? All their money is riding on the Xbox. Who is going to know about Indrema if/when it comes out besides theAnother interesting property the Peltier element has is that it can convert heat into electricity. So could you have them drive the fans, etc. to a degree? You could save a little energy that way, but it would add up in the long run.
On the flipside, a prospective employer who does background checks might see this as a mark of integrity, standing by your values.
Yeah, lets show those Republicrats in Washington how to run government correctly!
I was recently in Reno, and I learned the value of paying a dollar for a good 10 minute game versus paying a dollar for a 6 second slot machine :P
Just a thought.
This isn't anything that you can do on your own with a little ingenuity like going down to the hardware store, purchasing some metal sandpaper and doing it yourself (AFTER you remove all the components, of course). Save yourself a lot more money that way.
There is a company, Koolance, out of Federal Way, WA that just came out with a Mid-tower ATX case that is liquid cooled. I saw one of their demo units at InfoTech. They had a jacket strapped on the CPU and tubes going into the power supply, but later in March, they are going to release Video Card straps and Hard Drive coolers. When this thing is turned on, all you can hear are the hard-disk drives and Disc drives spinning. The ambient noise level is that of a single CPU fan. Price tag is $170, and you must have it installed at the store (for stability reasons).
Maybe enough demand for something practical like this will stimulate some innovation to enable home users to perform such an upgrade safely?
Also, since the earth experiences this phenomenon as well, I am having some difficulty in imagining what would happen? Maybe all the cataclysmic parts of the Book of Revelations are a product of such a Terran polar reversal?
I misread the article. What I am referring to in the previous post is my idea of a good model for gaming. The company that runs the servers will get a kickback from the level/mod downloads for operating costs. So now you can stop flaming me for being OT.
I am seeing an interesting business model here. Someone designs a MMPOG with open level/mod designing tools. Competitions develop on who can create the best levels, the best designers let the free-market economy through micropayments at maybe $.25 to $.50 a download. This would weed out a lot of crap levels that end up on Planet(InsertFavoriteGameHere).com
It disturbs me that people just can't seem to get in their heads that Microsoft is a capitalist organization. What drives them? Money of course, and they see a good market in video games. Microsoft has been producing software for about as long as I have been around. I would love to really see if Nintendo is still in the game as far as consoles go (no pun intended)
Yes I am expecting to get modded down for being pro-Microsoft, but if it weren't for their products I would not have a career.
The next title: Wolverine vs. BillG :)
Really, if the human race was extinct by then, why sould we care what will happen to the planet a few billion years from now anyways?
If a tree were to fall in the middle of a forest the same time the Earth were to fall in the middle of the sun, would it make a sound?
- ...ability to control and "land" a simulated 757...
...a simulated "damaged" aircraft...
Well, they do say that any crash you can walk away from is a good "landing", so this REALLY makes me wonder.I say start shipping a bunch of these down to Silicon Valley to free up some electricity so we can read Slashdot all day long.
Due to the technical difficulties we have been having with our Sega Channel® getting the data feed mixed in with local public-access programs, Sega Inc. would like to go on the record saying that the popular hacked game "Sonic® vs. Chronic" is NOT endorsed by Sega. The character "Chronic the Hedgehog" is not an offical Sega Inc. character or endorsed by Sega Inc.
At least then we don't have to hear CmdrTaco's editorials bitching about things that don't matter to him, but do to the rest of the world. Like MSFT going down yesterday (read: news for nerds, stuff that matters).
I guess the webmasters got tired of all the little red devils scaring both cows all the time.
After a while, you realize all OS's look basically act the same, but just have different flavors. Foreign languages are the same way. Lets end the OS jihad(sp) soon.
A conflicting article on CFC damage to the ozone layer was published Dec. 1999 in Science News.
Volcanos do dump tons of nasty stuff into the air, having adverse consequences on the environtment worldwide. And on that note don't forget that we have ticking timebombs of our own, even in my own backyard, Mt. Rainier.
If we add up all the data that this new optical telescope over the most complex equations and algorithms that scientists can muster, will we get an answer of....42?
I will never forget where I was: I remember in the 4th grade sitting in one of the resource rooms of our school (for nonconformance) when one of the teachers had the tv on ABC and was watching footage of the launch. All I heard was "Oh my god" from the teacher when it actually happened.
Call me naive, but what is the fascination of geeks and bongo drums? Several geeks that I have met like to get tribal with these.